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Kazanci, Zekeriya; Okan, Zuhal – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2009
The purpose of this study is to offer a critical consideration of instructional software designed particularly for children. Since the early 1990s computer applications integrating education with entertainment have been adopted on a large scale by both educators and parents. It is expected that through edutainment software the process of learning…
Descriptors: Courseware, Computers, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
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Li, Xiaoming; Atkins, Melissa S.; Stanton, Bonita – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2006
Data from 122 Head Start children were analyzed to examine the impact of computer use on school readiness and psychomotor skills. Children in the experimental group were given the opportunity to work on a computer for 15-20 minutes per day with their choice of developmentally appropriate educational software, while the control group received a…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, School Readiness, Disadvantaged Youth